Bonhams 2/11/12 Tribal OCEANIC ART

Description

This is a book for the Bonham's auction catalog sale held in San Francisco on February 11, 2012 for OCEANIC ART, covering 150 lots in 66 pages. All lots illustrated in color. Excellent condition. Highlights were: Sold for US$ 146,500 inc. premium = a rare and Important Rarotonga or Atiu Pole-Club, 'akatara, Cook Islands; Sold for US$ 21,250 inc. premium a Maori Greenstone Amulet, hei tiki, New Zealand; Sold for US$ 18,000 inc. premium an Extremely Fine and Rare Stilt Step, tapuva'e, Marquesas Islands; and Sold for US$ 10,625 inc. premium a Rare Telefomin Shield, Papua New Guinea.
Here is a listing of the lots sold with the first number being the lot number, then the item description, and then the sale price at which it sold (in the currency of the location at which the sale was held):
1 Ifugao Figural Charm, Philippines US$ 375 2 Dayak Figural Charm, Borneo Island US$ 500 3 Dayak Bamboo Container, Borneo Island US$ 500 7 Karo Batak Mask, Sumatra Island US$ 1,750 8 Dayak Ancestral Charm, Central Borneo Island US$ 937 10 Dayak Anthropomorphic Charm, Central Borneo Island US$ 625 13 Iban Dayak Ceremonial Coat, Sarawak State, Borneo Island US$ 1,062 15 Group of Three Dayak Ironwood Figures, Borneo Island US$ 375 17 Rare Dayak Ritual Calendar/Oracle Tablet, Borneo Island US$ 3,750 19 Head Pendant, possibly Konyak, Nagaland US$ 625 23 Aboriginal Throwing Club, boomerang, Australia US$ 400 28 Aboriginal Carrying Vessel, coolamon, Australia US$ 562 32 Mendi Shield, worrumbi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea US$ 1,875 33 Abelam Yam Mask, baba mene, Papua New Guinea US$ 500 35 Shell and Fiber Necklace, West Papua, Papua New Guinea US$ 1,000 36 Rare Telefomin Shield, Papua New Guinea US$ 10,625 38 Abelam House Panel, Northern Middle Sepik, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea US$ 812 39 Abelam House Panel, Northern Middle Sepik, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea US$ 625 40 Abelam House Panel, Northern Middle Sepik, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea US$ 500 41 Iatmul Orator's Stool, kawa rigit, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea US$ 375 45 Sepik River or Plains Hand Drum, Papua New Guinea US$ 562 46 Ceremonial Spoon, Sepik River, Murik Lakes, Papua New Guinea US$ 1,500 48 Massim Figure, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea US$ 250 50 Fish Hook, Tami Island, Papua New Guinea US$ 1,375 51 Betel Nut Mortar, Tami Island, Papua New Guinea US$ 437 52 Siassi or Tami Island Circumcision Bowl, Huan Gulf, Papua New Guinea US$ 375 56 Huon Gulf Club, Papua New Guinea US$ 1,625 62 Kerewa Spirit Board, titi ehihai or kaiaimanu, Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea length 42 3/4in (109cm) US$ 625 63 Bull-Roarer, kaiaimuru, Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea US$ 1,000 64 Tolai Dance Mask, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain US$ 2,375 65 Tolai Dance Mask, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain US$ 2,750 67 Large Figural House Post, Solomon Islands US$ 375 68 Large Figural Architectural Ornament, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands US$ 2,500 69 Comb, Solomon Islands US$ 625 70 Malaita Island Comb, faa, Solomon Islands US$ 375 71 San Cristobal Island Comb, faa, Solomon Islands US$ 500 72 Breast Pendant, kap kap, Solomon Islands US$ 500 75 Malaita Islands Club, supe, Solomon Islands US$ 1,875 78 Four Shell Bracelets, Santa Cruz Island, Solomon Island US$ 750 79 Female Ancestral Figure, Malekula Island, Vanuatu US$ 1,875 81 Ambryn Island Club, Vanuatu US$ 1,250 82 Fighting Club, New Caledonia US$ 2,500 83 "Bird-Head" Club, New Caledonia US$ 812 84 Cuirass and Sword, Tabiteuea Atol, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) US$ 8,125 85 Ceremonial Club, Chuuk State, Caroline Islands US$ 3,125 86 Woven Bag, Micronesia US$ 437 87 Fish Hook, Yap Island, Caroline Islands US$ 500 88 Coconut Leaf Pounder, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands US$ 2,000 90 Tobi Squatting Figure Pair, Belau (Palau), Caroline Islands US$ 562 92 Large Food Pounder, Micronesia US$ 4,750 93 Large and Rare Ritual Shark Hook, gaung'akao, Rennell Island US$ 6,250 96 Pillow, lauhala uluna, Hawaiian Islands US$ 1,500 97 Group of Ten Hook Pendants, lei palaoa, Hawaiian Islands US$ 3,500 98 Mildred Isabelle Gross Lilia O Na Kalo (Calla Lily), 1936 US$ 3,500 99 Mildred Isabelle Gross Ka Makani Kipuupuu O Waimea (Crackling Wind of Waimea), 1936 US$ 8,500 100 Large Bone Fish Hook, makau iwi kanaka, Hawaiian Islands US$ 5,250 101 Necklace with Hooked-Shaped Ornament, lei niho palaoa, Hawaiian Islands US$ 3,500 102 Stone Tattoo Dye Cup, Hawaiian Islands US$ 2,375 105 Wood Massaging Stick, lomilomi, Hawaiian Islands US$ 400 106 Bamboo Kapa Stamp, ohe kapala, and Bamboo Liner, Hawaiian Islands US$ 1,000 107 Gaming Stone, ulumaika, Hawaiian Islands US$ 3,375 108 Hook-Shaped Ornament, niho palaoa, Hawaiian Islands US$ 2,500 110 Maori Greenstone Pendant/Carving Tool, New Zealand US$ 1,625 111 Maori Greenstone Club, mere, and Three Greenstone Earrings, New Zealand ca. 1920 US$ 687 113 Maori Fishing Lure, matau, New Zealand US$ 2,750 114 Maori Greenstone Amulet, hei tiki, New Zealand US$ 21,250 115 Rare Stone Pounder, penu, Gambier Archipelago, Island of Rapa US$ 3,750 117 Rare French Exhibition Poster "EXPOSITION ETHNOGRAPHIQUE DES COLONIES FRANCAISES" Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Le 20 Mai 1931 US$ 3,750 118 Extremely Fine and Rare Stilt Step, tapuva'e, Marquesas Islands US$ 18,000 119 Tiki Figure, Marquesas Islands US$ 1,000 125 Stool, atamira, Cook Islands US$ 4,375 127 Rare and Important Rarotonga or Atiu Pole-Club, 'akatara, Cook Islands US$ 146,500 128 Club, 'akau tau, Tongan Islands US$ 875 129 Large Tapa Cloth, ngatu, Va'vau Islands, Tonga US$ 1,062 130 A Tongan tapa cloth US$ 1,375 131 Hand Club, 'akau tau, Tongan Islands US$ 2,500 132 Neckrest, kali, Tonga Island US$ 1,250 133 Tapa Cloth, siapo tasina, Samoan Islands US$ 237 134 Fly Whisk, fue, Samoa Islands US$ 1,625 136 Tapa Cloth and Four Shell and Bead Necklaces, Samoa Islands US$ 625 137 Tapa Beater, ikenimasi, Fiji Islands US$ 937 138 Spurred and Bladed Dance Club, Fiji Islands US$ 937 139 Spurred Club, kiakavo vividrasa, Fiji Islands US$ 375 141 Spurred Club, kiakavo vividrasa, Fiji Islands US$ 875 142 Priest or Chief's Club, culacula, Fiji Islands US$ 2,500 143 Two Spurred Clubs, kiakavo vividrasa, Fiji Islands US$ 1,500 144 Multi-Barbed War Spear, gadregadre, Fiji Islands US$ 2,750 146 Outrigger Canoe Model, Fiji Islands US$ 3,750 149 Shell Trumpet, davui, Fiji Islands US$ 625
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